The two of them stayed in the Snow Capital for one night, then set out early the next morning to train.
"Seventh Sister, where are we going?"
The best place to train was the Purple Demon Mountains, but merely passing through last time had stirred up so much trouble. If they ventured deeper, they would probably encounter unpredictable dangers.
Qian Wanyu did not answer, but the route she led her along headed toward a forest of magical beasts beyond the Moonwhite Empire's borders.
Dongfang Minghui followed quietly, privately suspecting that The Female Lead had brought her out to train largely so they could help Princess Xuanzhu steal the Pill Formula.
"Ninth Sister, let's rest a while."
"All right."
Dongfang Minghui did not mind either way now. Since she had begun cultivating, she had grown used to going without sleep at night. By channeling Spiritual Power into her feet as she walked, she could travel all day without getting too tired.
"Toothless."
The moment Toothless emerged from the spatial storage, the little beast kept rubbing against her. She scooped Toothless up. "You've grown, Toothless. Let me see your teeth."
She held Toothless's head steady with both hands and pried open the little beast's mouth. The teeth had indeed grown in, and they were very sharp. When she touched one gently, Toothless immediately pulled away.
"You've grown. I think I saw something similar when I was looking through the records in the Library Pavilion—" Qian Wanyu pondered for a moment. At the time, she had been focused on researching Ninth Sister's backlash and the Elf Heart, so she had simply flipped past it. "Never mind. I'll check the Library Pavilion again when we return. Then we'll know what species of magical beast Toothless is."
Toothless's four legs had developed, and the little